Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards of Columbia, Missouri, is a race car driver with American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. He drives the #99 Alflac Ford and the #60 Ford for Roush Fenway Racing. Edwards won the Sprint All-Star Race XXVII in 2011. He was Rookie of the Year for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2003 and for the NASCAR Busch Series in 2005. In 2007, he was the NASCAR Busch Series champion.

The dream was stirred years ago for Travis Pastrana, nearly half a lifetime now for the Maryland-born motocross and X Games superstar who is about to turn 30 and is in the midst of trying his fourth extreme sport: NASCAR.
The reality has come in the past...

Every driver is motivated. Every one believes he has a shot. Everybody is excited.That's all hunky-dory. The 2012 NASCAR season has yet to start and the optimistic rumble from the garages always precedes the realistic rumble on the track, when the usual...

As the days tick away for the start of a fresh season at Daytona International Speedway, there still will be moments of old-school reverence at the fabled superspeedway.Welcome back, Ward Burton.We'll see you soon, too, Bill Elliott.Both...

The iconic No. 3 may be back in the Sprint Cup starting lineup one day, a possibility that may send some NASCAR fans into an emotional tizzy.That number belonged to Dale Earnhardt, the late, great Intimidator on the NASCAR circuit. Would it be...

Edge to EdwardsJim PeltzLos Angeles TimesThis is truly a tossup, but give Carl Edwards the edge as the Chase concludes Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.For starters, Edwards drives for Roush Fenway Racing, and that Ford team has won...

Matt Kenseth took a lot of heat when he won a Cup title in 2003 despite never winning a race. For Kenseth, it was all about consistency, as he snagged a season-high 25 top-10 finishes.So it makes one wonder if Carl Edwards will endure the...

Welcome to NASCAR's wild-card weekend.It's Talladega, baby, where wreckin' and racin' are part of the lore of one of NASCAR's famed superspeedways.For the handful of guys still in the hunt for a Cup title, it means a conservative approach for much of...

NFL players are getting dinged every week with concussions. Sidney Crosby, the best player in the NHL, hasn't played since January because of a concussion. Yet it's interesting to note that no one in NASCAR is missing significant time after getting...

The NBA is on lockdown. Fortunately, all doors are open for business at NASCAR.Let the good times roll, preferably as fast as possible.The sport roars into the final weeks of the season energized by one of the most competitive Chases in Sprint Cup...

Johnson proven winnerShawn CourchesneHartford CourantKyle Busch? Brad Keselowski? Jeff Gordon? Kevin Harvick?No, no, no and no.Sure, it has become the fashionable thing to pick against Jimmie Johnson when it comes to the NASCAR...

HAMPTON, Ga. — Shortly after the 200th lap in Tuesday's AdvoCare 500, a heavy mist started falling on Atlanta Motor Speedway, forcing officials to call for a caution. After pit stops by the usual suspects, it was time to meet the new drivers atop the...

As Danica Patrick makes the transition from the open-wheel world to NASCAR nation, she will have an excellent mentor. Tony Stewart will be her team owner while she races a select number of Cup races.Another mentor couldn't hurt.Mark...

So who doesn't want to go to the White House?Don't ask that question in the NASCAR garage.You might get an indignant stare. Or a lot of lip from a driver who thinks you have labeled him a Communist.A silly "controversy" is brewing because several...

Although there has been an occasional push from a driver to include a road course in the Chase — I recall Ryan Newman suggesting that Daytona's road course could be a viable venue — don't expect any changes in the current format.The road racing...

When it comes to polarizing athletes, Danica Patrick is probably ranked with Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow in a category all their own.So it's not surprising that not everyone in NASCAR is smitten by the news Patrick is expected to run a...

Strap on your HANS device, everybody.It's going to be a wild ride with six races to go before the 12-driver field is set for the Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship.The top seven guys are safe. But once you get below Jeff Gordon, now seventh,...

It's not often you see somebody trying to implode his championship aspirations with a stick of dynamite and a bottle of tequila in tow.But that's the image Carl Edwards is cultivating.He has gone rogue. Or maybe not. Will he be back with Jack Roush...

— When the news broke in early June, the public vitriol aimed at NASCAR driver Kyle Busch burst into view.Reports had surfaced that NASCAR team owner Richard Childress, fed up with Busch running into this drivers in recent races, grabbed Busch in the...